Richard Pryor's Bio

Birth Name: Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor
Birthdate: December 1, 1940
Birthplace: Peoria, Illinois
Occupations: Comedian
Claim to Fame: Told true stories in base language, caught fire while freebasing cocaine

Significant Other(s):
Wife: Flynn BeLaine, married October 1986, divorced January 1987, remarried April 1990, divorced
Wife: Jennifer Lee, married August 1981, divorced March 1982, remarried 2001
Wife: Deborah McGuire, married September 22, 1977, divorced 1978
Wife: Shelly Bonus, married 1968, divorced
Wife: Patricia Price, married 1960, divorced
Notable Girlfriends: Maxine Anderson, Pam Grier, Geraldine Mason


Family:
Father: Buck Pryor
Mother: Gertrude Thomas
Daughter: Renee, born 1957. Paternity not established
Son: Richard Jr., born 1961 to Patricia Price
Daughter: Elizabeth Anne, born April 1967 to Maxine Anderson
Daughter: Rain, born July 1969 to Shelly Bonus
Son: Steven, born fall 1984 to Flynn BeLaine
Son: Franklin, born 1987 to Geraldine Mason
Daughter: Kelsey, born fall 1987 to Flynn BeLaine


Awards:
1974: Grammy Award, Best Comedy Recording
1975: Grammy Award, Best Comedy Recording
1976: Grammy Award, Best Comedy Recording
1981: Grammy Award, Best Comedy Recording
1982: Grammy Award, Best Comedy Recording
1998: First annual Mark Twain Prize from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
1973: Emmy for best writing in a comedy-variety show in 1973 for Lily, a Lily Tomlin special